Trading the ES live-the Brooks way

In the first 150 pages or so that I read of Brooks's first book when it first came out, which I then returned for a refund, I don't recall any firm rules or guidelines that he adhered to. His approach was all over the place and had the stability of gelatin. That's great for after-the-fact color commentary, but perhaps less than ideal for real time short-term trading.
Actually, there are some good info in Brooks' books. For example, how to count legs among others. But the way Padu trades, I don't see Al Brooks anywhere. He says he followed Brooks for 20 years. Just what the hell were you reading?
 
Actually, there are some good info in Brooks' books. For example, how to count legs among others. But the way Padu trades, I don't see Al Brooks anywhere. He says he followed Brooks for 20 years. Just what the hell were you reading?
Hello schizo,

Maybe Al Brooks teachings take +20 years for a student to successful?
 
Hello schizo,

Maybe Al Brooks teachings take +20 years for a student to successful?
Why you asking me? I've gone beyond that stuff. :)

Anyway, there are tons of Youtube vids related to Brooks' methods. They even take their time to explain it in simple english what Brooks meant. So you don't necessarily have to read any of his damn books. What more do you want?
 
Honestly, persistence is not always a good thing....

...First time I spent 2-3 months just backtesting and yes, I got my ass handed to me badly when I went live anyway. But then I realized this is an iterative process. It's all about gradual improvement and adjustment.

I think persistence is 100% necessary in this field.

Padu has the knowledge he needs (Part 1). Execution is what he's working on (Part 2)

@padutrader, I hope you might visit one of these green or blue countries some day soon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_psilocybin_mushrooms
Kinda kidding but kinda serious
 
Why you asking me? I've gone beyond that stuff. :)

Anyway, there are tons of Youtube vids related to Brooks' methods. They even take their time to explain it in simple english what Brooks meant. So you don't necessarily have to read any of his damn books. What more do you want?
Hello schizo,

I do not know sir. I do not know.
 
Actually, there are some good info in Brooks' books. For example, how to count legs among others. But the way Padu trades, I don't see Al Brooks anywhere. He says he followed Brooks for 20 years. Just what the hell were you reading?
I don’t remember the leg thing, or maybe I didn’t get that far. But I refer more specifically to actual trading rules or guidelines, as in dos and don’ts. Because the way I remember it, and this goes back years, just about any bar could go one way or the other from his analysis. Which, of course it can, but it doesn’t say much about the specificity of his guidance.

As I recall he essentially takes no directional accountability for his analysis, which makes it nothing more than colour commentary. I don’t need a several-hundred-page book for someone to tell me the price can either go up or it can go down. And since this is pure PA, who gives a shit why? That’s just narrative. And is, therefore, subject to narrative fallacy. :)
 
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I don’t remember the leg thing, or maybe I didn’t get that far. But I refer more specifically to actual trading rules or guidelines, as in dos and don’ts. Because the way I remember it, and this goes back years, just about any bar could go one way or the other from his analysis. Which, of course it can, but it doesn’t say much about the specificity of his guidance. As I recall he essentially takes no directional accountability for his analysis, which makes it nothing more than colour commentary. I don’t need a several-hundred-page book for someone to tell me the price can either go up or it can go down. And since this is pure PA, who gives a shit why?
C'mon, man. Are you a complete noob or what? You sure sound like one. What, you want him to hold your hands as well? :rolleyes:
 
C'mon, man. Are you a complete noob or what? You sure sound like one. What, you want him to hold your hands as well? :rolleyes:
I’m just saying the part of the one returned book I read had no redeeming value. None. I got more useful information from Schwager’s Wizard series or, say, Reminiscences than I did from Brooks’s book. And those other books didn’t claim to teach.

Hold my hand? More like hold my nose.
 
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